New Viking Hoard discovered
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July 19, 2007, 6:20 am
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Over 600 silver pieces, a cup dated from the 10th century, and indications of a trade network that stretched from Scandanavia to Afghanistan. Awesome!
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Pingback by Random Things–I Have Pissed Off the Bridal-Industrial Complex « Tiny Cat Pants July 19, 2007 @ 8:11 amThat’s very cool. And comprehensive. Trade routes in the 10th century actually stretched from Europe through Afghanistan and India to China (Sind, Hind, and Chind, in contemporary accounts). There was one China-India-Central Asia-Middle East or Arabian Sea-North Africa-Iberia route, and another British Isles-Scandinavia-Russia-Black Sea route (that was the Vikings). They met up in Constantinople and Antioch. Someone’s coins had come a loong way.
Comment by nm July 19, 2007 @ 10:28 am